Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Coins
- A New Walk
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Ripon College for Women
- The 1190 Massacre
- Gold Finger Ring
- Fire in the Minster
- Ouse Bridge
- The First Minster
- Micklegate Bar
- Scarborough Bridge
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Abbot's House